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Unrenewed: ‘Vinyl’ and a brief history of pickup reversalshttp://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/unrenewed-vinyl-and-a-brief-history-of-pickup-reversals/
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/unrenewed-vinyl-and-a-brief-history-of-pickup-reversals/#respondWed, 22 Jun 2016 20:35:27 +0000http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=494438]]>HBO on Wednesday canceled “Vinyl,” which would not be all that unusual for a show that has weak ratings and a fairly high budget, as it did.

What made it unusual, however, was the fact that four months ago, HBO said it was renewing “Vinyl” for a second season. The pickup came four days after a premiere that managed only 764,000 same-day viewers but was seen as a vote of confidence in creator Terence Winter (a veteran of “The Sopranos” and “Boardwalk Empire”) and producers that included Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.

Now, with a new person in charge of HBO’s programming — Casey Bloys took over for Michael Lombardo in May — the channel has opted to scrap a planned revamping of the show for Season 2 and devote the budget it would have used to other projects.

That’s a fairly common thread in the handful of shows that have been unrenewed in recent years. Here are a few examples.

‘Tell Me You Love Me’ (HBO, fall 2007)

What it was: A drama about three couples, their relationships and their sex lives that featured more graphic and realistic depictions of sex than is typical on premium cable, by a long shot.

What happened: It was renewed midway through its first season, but the following summer, creator Cynthia Mort said she and HBO mutually agreed not to press ahead: “Given the considerable amount of time that has passed and despite the best efforts of everyone involved, we were unable to find the direction of the show for the second season.”

‘Southland’ (NBC, spring 2009)

What it was: A cinema verite-style cop show shown that followed LAPD beat cops (Ben McKenzie and Michael Cudlitz foremost among them) and detectives (including Regina King) on and off the job.

What happened: The show debuted to mostly positive reviews and decent ratings (about 10 million tuned into the premiere) in April 2009. NBC picked up the show for a second season and produced six episodes but never put it on the air. Pick your reason: It was too dark for its assigned 9 p.m. timeslot; it was too expensive relative to its so-so ratings; there was regime change at NBC.

TNT eventually picked up the show and aired those six episodes produced for NBC along with three additional 10-episode seasons.

‘Luck’ (HBO, winter 2012)

What it was: A David Milch-created, Michael Mann-directed drama centering on a recently paroled gambler (Dustin Hoffman) and his associates, set mostly at a horse-racing track. HBO gave it a near-immediate renewal, picking up a second season two days after its on-air premiere.

What happened: Production had started on Season 2 when HBO shut the show down in March 2012, following the third death of a horse used in racing scenes. A 2013 investigation by The Hollywood Reporter showed American Humane Association monitors were often ignored when they requested changes or accommodations for the animals’ safety.

‘The Arsenio Hall Show’ (syndicated, 2013-14)

What it was: Hall’s second go-round as a late-night host was syndicated by CBS Television Distribution and got off to a strong start in the fall of 2013.

What happened: The show’s renewal was announced in February 2014 amid declining ratings. By the end of the season, however, some stations were planning to move the show to less favorable timeslots, which would have made turning a profit much tougher.

‘Hindsight’ (VH1, winter 2015)

What it was: A dramedy about a woman (Laura Ramsey) who, on the eve of her second marriage, is transported back in time to 1995 and sets out to correct what she sees as the missteps she made in her life.

What happened: Critical praise never translated into much of an audience (the show never drew above 367,000 same-day viewers), but VH1 renewed the show midway through the season despite the small numbers. Following a change in management, however, the show was scrapped in summer 2015.

‘The Brink’ (HBO, summer 2015)

What it was: Like “Vinyl” and “Luck,” the comedy series about a chaotic geopolitical situation had several big names attached, including stars Jack Black and Tim Robbins and executive producers Jay Roach (who also directed the premiere) and Jerry Weintraub.

What happened: HBO handed out a renewal about a month after the series premiere. It backtracked in October 2015, saying, “After evaluating our schedule and our programming needs, we unfortunately decided we cannot give The Brink the attention it deserves for a second season.”

TNT has cancelled Southlandafter five seasons, issuing the following statement:

TNT has made the difficult decision not to renew Southland for another season. We are enormously proud of Southland, which stands as one of the best police dramas ever made. Executive producers John Wells, Chris Chulack and Jonathan Lisco, along with creator Ann Biderman and our partners at Warner Bros. Television, have given us five seasons of powerful, unforgettable storytelling, for which we are deeply grateful. We also want to thank the amazing cast for their impassioned, no-holds-barred performances, and the production team for their tenacity shooting on the streets of real-world Los Angeles. We wish everyone associated with Southland the very best.

The NBA Playoffs was the top cable program Wednesday night, with the 9:45PM game earning a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating. Psych came in second, earning a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating, which is the same as last week.

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The NBA Playoffs was the top cable program Wednesday night, with the 9:45PM game earning a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating, up from a 2.0 last week. Psych and The Daily Show were the night’s top non-sports originals, with each earning a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating. Psych was even with last wee, while The Daily Show was up from a 0.7.

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Continuing its successful run, TBS ranked as basic cable’s #1 network among adults 18-49 in primetime for the month of April.

TBS’s hit original sitcom Men at Work has garnered 1.7 million viewers in Live+3 for last Thursday’s episode, along with 1.0 million adults 18-49 and 556,000 adults 18-34. Meanwhile the April 11 episode topped out at 2.2 million viewers in final Live + 7 delivery, with 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 708,000 adults 18-34.

Last Tuesday’s episode of Who Gets the Last Laugh? has averaged 1.8 million viewers in Live + 3 (+12% vs. the prior week). In the demos, the show has scored 1.2 million adults 18-49 (+22% vs. the prior week) and 441,000 adults 18-34.

The Big Bang Theory on TBS ranked as basic cable’s #1 sitcom in April among all key adult demos. For the last week of April Big Bang Theory took 18 of the top 20 sitcom telecasts among total viewers and 19 of the top 20 telecasts among adults 18-49.

Adult Swim

Adult Swim’s Total Day performance ranked #1 among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24, 18-34, & 18-49 on basic cable across the entire month of April 2013. Compared to April 2012, Total Day delivery grew with adults 18-24 by 19%, adults 18-34 by 11%, adults 18-49 by 9%, men 18-24 by 23%, men 18-34 by 14% and men 18-49 by 10%.

In Prime Time, Adult Swim ranked #1 among basic cable networks delivery of adults 18-34. Compared to April 2012, Prime delivery increased with adults 18-24 by 35%, adults 18-34 by 25%, adults 18-49 by 18%, men 18-24 by 58%, men 18-34 by 38% and men 18-49 by 25%.

Premiere episodes of original series Loiter Squad(Sunday, 12 a.m.) grew by an impressive double digits across the board vs. the same time period year ago.

Saturday’s Toonami block premiere episodes of Bleach, Naruto, Soul Eater and Tenchi Muyo! GXP earned mostly double-digit increases across the board vs. the same time period year ago.

The Saturday and Sunday premiere episodes of The Cleveland Show(10:30 p.m.) earned mostly double-digit increases across key adults and men vs. the same time period year ago.

Adult Swim’s programming accounted for 26 of the top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the month with adults 18-34 and 14 of the top 50 telecasts with men 18-34, both more than any other network.

TNT

Driven by the success of the NBA Playoffs and original series like the hit Dallas, TNT ranked as basic cable’s #1 network in total day delivery of adults 25-54 in April. For the final week of the month, basketball coverage helped TNT rank as basic cable’s #1 network in primetime delivery of all key adult demos, as well as total viewers.

Through this past Sunday, the NBA Playoffs on TNT have scored a strong 2.1 U.S. HH rating, with an average delivery of 3.2 million total viewers.

The April 8 episodes of Dallas scored a final tally of 3.4 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery, with 1.5 million adults 25-54 and 1.3 million adults 18-49. With one week of Live + 7 data remaining, Dallas has averaged 3.8 million viewers, 1.6 million adults 25-54 and 1.4 million adults 18-49.

Cartoon Network

The highly anticipated series premiere episode of Teen Titans GO!was #1 in its time period with kids 2-11 and 6-11, including all key boy demos, with double-digit growth among all key kids and boy demos vs. the same time period year ago.

Across April 2013, Cartoon Network ranked as television’s #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 6-11 and 9-14; as well as, #1 in Total Day with boys 9-14.

Cartoon Network was the #1 destination for all key boys among all TV on Monday and Thursday Night (7-9 p.m.) and #1 for boys 9-14 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Night.

Cartoon Network’s original animated series,Regular Showwas the #1 program on Mondays with boys 2-11 and boys 6-11 on all TV and boys 9-14 on basic cable. Monday night premiere episodes of Adventure Time, Regular Showand MAD all ranked #1 in their respective time periods with all key boys.

The original sketch-comedy series Incredible Crew(8 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time periods with all key boy demos, with premieres growing ratings with kids 6-11/9-14 and boys 2-11/6-11.

Lizard Lick Towing (Mondays at 10 p.m.) drew more than 2.3 million viewers in April, with 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 680,000 men 18-49. The series ranked as one of basic cable’s Top 5 programs in the timeslot with those three groups, as well as with adults 18-34. It also more than doubled the timeslot averages for such competitors as History, Discovery and Comedy Central. And compared to the same timeslot last April, Lizard Lick Towing scored double-digit growth across the board.

Hardcore Pawn (Tuesdays at 9 p.m.) landed 2.7 million viewers in April, including 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 667,000 men 18-49. The show ranked as one of basic cable’s Top 3 programs in the timeslot with adults 18-34 and total viewers and among the Top 5 with adults 18-49 and key male demos. Hardcore Pawn charted outstanding growth for its timeslot, as well, including triple-digit boosts among total viewers and key adults.

Storage Hunters (Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m.) attracted 2.1 million viewers, 1 million adults 18-49 and 474,000 men 18-49, ranking among basic cable’s Top 5 programs in the timeslot in the latter demo. The show was also one of the basic cable’s Top 5 entertainment programs in the timeslot with total viewers. For the entire second season, Storage Hunters averaged 1.9 million viewers, up 79% compared to the first season. The season average among adults 18-49 (899,000) grew +88% over the first season.

NBA TV

NBA TV’s playoff telecast featuring the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat on Tuesday, April 23, averaged 764,000 total viewers to become the network’s third most-viewed playoff telecast of all time.

Duck Dynasty was the top cable original Wednesday night, with the 10:00PM episode earning a monster 4.3 adults 18-49 rating, up from last week’s 3.9. American Hoggerswas the night’s number two non-sports original, with a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating, up from last week’s 1.0.

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TBS continued its winning ways last week with another win as basic cable’s #1 network among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 in primetime.

TBS’s hit sitcom Men at Work scored strong growth last week with the third episode of its second season. Thursday’s show drew 2.1 million viewers in Live + 3, a +5% boost over the prior week. The episode also garnered 1.4 million adults 18-49 (+12% over the prior week) and 879,000 adults 18-34 (+34%).

Men at Work combined with TBS’s telecasts of The Big Bang Theory last week to account for 19 of basic cable’s Top 20 sitcom telecasts with adults 18-49 and 16 of the Top 20 with adults 18-34.

TBS’s new hidden-camera comedy Who Gets the Last Laugh? launched last Tuesday night and has so far delivered 1.6 million viewers in Live + 3, with 1.0 million adults 18-49 and 565,000 adults 18-34.

TNT

Driven in part by its opening coverage of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, TNT scored a victory last week as basic cable’s #1 network in primetime delivery of adults 25-54.

The NBA on TNT’s tripleheader start of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on Sunday, April 21, delivered an average of 3,790,000 total viewers, up 9% (vs. 3,470,000 in 2012) and a 2.4 U.S HH rating, up 4% (vs. 2.3 in 2012).

TNT’s hit drama Dallas closed out its second season with back-to-back episodes last Monday, the latter of which earned the show’s highest Live+3 demo deliveries of the year, including 1.9 million adults 25-54 and 1.5 million adults 18-49. The combined average for the two episodes grew significantly over the prior week, with an audience of 3.8 million viewers (+26%), 1.8 million adults 25-54 (+38%) and 1.4 million adults 18-49 (+24%).

Wednesday night’s fifth season finale of the acclaimed cop drama Southland also produced its best Live + 3 deliveries of the season. The episode scored 2.6 million viewers (+16% over the prior week), 1.4 million adults 25-54 (+38%) and 1.2 million adults 18-49 (+22%). Leading into it, the season finale of Boston’s Finest scored exceptional growth over the previous week, averaging more than 1 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery (+29%); 662,000 adults 25-54 (+59%); and 636,000 adults 18-49 (+50%).

Adult Swim

Adult Swim’s weekly Total Day performance ranked #1 on basic cable among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24, 18-34, & 18-49. Compared to the same week in 2012, average Total Day delivery grew with adults 18-24 by 26%, adults 18-34 by 11%, adults 18-49 by 8%, men 18-24 by 31%, men 18-34 by 14% and men 18-49 by 10%.

In Prime Time (Broadcast definition), Adult Swim ranked #2 for the week among basic cable networks for delivery of adults 18-34. Versus the same week in 2012, average Prime delivery increased by double-digit growth among all targeted adults and men – adults 18-34 by 19%, adults 18-24 by 35%, adults 18-49 by 15%, men 18-24 by 64%, men 18-34 by 37% and men 18-49 by 27%.

The original series premiere of Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell (Thursday, 12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among all adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24 and 18-34.

A premiere episode of original series Loiter Squad(Sunday, 12 a.m.) grew by impressive double digits across these same demos vs. the same time period last year. Delivery of adults 18-34 improved by 53%, adults 18-24 by 62%, adults 18-49 by 43%, men 18-34 by 36%, men 18-24 by 31% and men 18-49 by 34%.

Saturday’s Toonami block premiere episodes of Bleach(12 a.m.),Naruto (12:30 a.m.),Soul Eater(1 a.m.) and Tenchi Muyo!(3 a.m.) eachcharted double-digit increases across the board – ranging between 12% and 210% – vs. the same time period last year.

Adult Swim programming – including Family Guy, Robot Chicken and American Dad – accounted for 17 of the top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the week with adults 18-34 and 23 of the top 50 telecasts with men 18-34, both more than any other network.

Cartoon Network

Across the third week of April 2013, Cartoon Network ranked as television’s #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 9-14.

Cartoon Network was the #1 television destination for all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 among all TV on Monday and Thursday Night (7-9p), #1 for boys 6-11 & 9-14 on Wednesday Night (7-9p), and #1 with boys 9-14 on Friday and Saturday Night.

Original animatedseriesAdventure Time’s Monday 7:30 p.m. premiereepisode scored as the #1 telecast of the week among boys 9-14, and #1 for the day among boys 2-11 & 9-14. Immediately following, original animated series Regular Show (8 p.m.) was the #1 telecast of the week and day among boys 6-11. All three Monday night premieres, including MAD at (8:30 p.m.) ranked #1 in their respective time periods among all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14.

truTV hit series Lizard Lick Towing (Monday at 10 p.m.) hitched up more than 1.8 million viewers last week, including 913,000 adults 18-49 and half a million men 18-49. The show ranked among cable’s Top 5 entertainment programs in the timeslot with men 18-49. With one episode to go this season, Lizard Lick Towing has averaged an exceptional 2.8 million viewers in Live + 7, with 1.6 million adults 18-49 and 859,000 men 18-49.

truTV’s smash hit Hardcore Pawn (Tuesday at 9 p.m.) continues to perform strongly in its seventh season, with last week’s episode bringing in 2.1 million viewers and scoring a Top 5 ranking in the timeslot among cable entertainment programs in delivery of adults 18-49 (1.0 million) and men 18-49 (513,000). That sparked truTV to a Top 10 ranking for the night with total viewers and key demos. For the season, Hardcore Pawn is outperforming season 6 by double-digit percentages, with a Live + 7 average of3.6 million viewers (+18%), 1.9 million adults 18-49 (+27%) and 1.0 million men 18-49 (+19%).

Duck Dynasty was the top cable original Wednesday night, with the 10:00PM episode earning a 3.9 adults 18-49 rating, up from last week’s 3.6. American Hoggerswas the night’s number two non-sports original, with a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating.

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TBS chalked up yet another victory, ranking as basic cable’s #1 network among adults 18-49in primetime for the week.

The TBS original comedy series Cougar Town has garnered 2.1 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery for last week’s one-hour season finale. Among key demos, the show scored 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 641,000 adults 18-34.

TBS’s hit original sitcom Men at Work garnered 2 million viewers in Live+3 viewing for last Thursday’s episode (+3% vs. the prior week). The series also garnered 1.2 million adults 18-49 and 658,000 adults 18-34, the latter demo growing +6% over the prior week’s episode.

For the week, Cougar Town and Men at Work combined with telecasts of The Big Bang Theory to give TBS 18 of basic cable’s Top 20 sitcom telecasts with adults 18-49. The Big Bang Theory also accounted for 18 of the Top 20 sitcom telecasts with total viewers and 16 of the Top 20 sitcom telecasts among adults 18-34.

Adult Swim

Adult Swim’s weekly Total Day performance ranked #1 on basic cable among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24, 18-34, & 18-49. Compared to the same week in 2012, average Total Day delivery grew with adults 18-24 by 27%, adults 18-34 by 14%, adults 18-49 by 10%, men 18-24 by 33%, men 18-34 by 20% and men 18-49 by 11%.

In broadcast primetime, Adult Swim ranked #2 for the week among basic cable networks for delivery of adults 18-34. Versus the same week in 2012, average Prime delivery increased by double-digit growth among all targeted adults and men – adults 18-34 by 20%, adults 18-24 by 38%, adults 18-49 by 16%, men 18-24 by 61%, men 18-34 by 33% and men 18-49 by 18%.

A premiere episode of original series Loiter Squad(Sunday, 12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period with all targeted adults and men, growing by impressive double digits across these same demos vs. the same time period year ago. Delivery of adults 18-34 improved by 60%, adults 18-24 by 43%, adults 18-49 by 48%, men 18-34 by 79%, men 18-24 by 82% and men 18-49 by 59%.

Saturday’s Toonami block premiere episodes of Bleach, Naruto and Soul Eater eachranked #1 in their respective time slots among adults 18-24 & 18-34 and all key men, charting double-digit increases across the board – ranging between 32% and 102% – vs. the same time period last year.

The Saturday premiere episode of The Cleveland Show(10:30 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among adults & men 18-24, earning double-digit delivery increases – from 38% to 81% – across the board vs. the same time period last year.

Adult Swim programming accounted for 25 of the top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the week with adults 18-34, and 28 of the top 50 telecasts with men 18-34, both more than any other network.

TNT

Last week, back-to-back episodes of the hit TNT drama Dallas averaged 3.0 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery. The two episodes also attracted 1.3 million adults 25-54 and 1.1 million adults 18-49.

TNT’s award-winning drama Southlandscored growth for a second consecutive week. Last Wednesday night’s episode delivered 2.2 million viewers in Live + 3, a jump of +6% over the previous week. It also averaged 1.0 million adults 25-54 and 1.0 million adults 18-49, growing +8% in the latter demo. TNT’s new unscripted police drama Boston’s Finest led into Southland with 809,000 viewers in Live + 3 delivery, including 417,000 adults 25-54 and 425,000 adults 18-49.

truTV

Three weeks into its seventh season, the hit truTV series Hardcore Pawn is outperforming the prior season across the board, growing +9% among total viewers, +16% among adults 18-49 and +7% among men 18-49. Last Tuesday night’s episode garnered 2.4 million viewers and ranked as ad-supported cable’s #1 unscripted program in the 9 p.m. half hour with adults 18-49 (1.2 million). The show also garnered Top 5 timeslot rankings with men 18-49 (600,000) and adults 18-34 (492,000).

Cartoon Network

Across the second week of April 2013, Cartoon Network ranked as television’s #1 network for Total Day and Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 9-14.

Cartoon Network was the #1 television destination for all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 among all TV on Monday and Thursday Night (7-9p), #1 for boys 6-11/9-14 on Tuesday Night (7-9p), and #1 with boys 9-14 on Wednesday and Friday Night.

Original animated series Adventure Time’s Monday 7:30 p.m. premierewas the #1 telecast of the week among boys 9-14, and #1 for the day among boys 2-11 & 9-14. Immediately following, original animated series Regular Show (8 p.m.) was the #1 telecast of the day among boys 6-11. All three Monday night premieres, including MAD at (8:30 p.m.) ranked #1 in their respective time periods with all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14.

A premiere episode of original sketch-comedy series Incredible Crew(8 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14. Additionally, ratings compared to last year’s time period grew with kids 6-11 by 7%, kids 9-14 by 8%, boys 2-11 by 3% and boys 6-11 by 5%.

Friday night’s overall performance vs. the same time period in 2012 grew kids 6-11 ratings by 14% and delivery by 11%, kids 9-14 ratings by 22% and delivery by 16%.

Duck Dynasty was the top cable original Wednesday night, with the 10:00PM episode earning a 3.6 adults 18-49 rating, down a tenth from last week. Psych and The Daily Show tied as the night’s top non-Duck Dynasty originals, each earning a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating. Psych was even with last week.

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NCAAThe 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV is the most-watched NCAA Tournament in 19 years, according to Nielsen. The 2013 NCAA Tournament averaged 10.7 million total viewers, up 11% from last year’s 9.6 million total viewers. It is the highest average for the NCAA Tournament since 1994 (11.2 million viewers). Coverage for the entire 2013 NCAA Tournament across Turner Sports and CBS Sports averaged a HH rating/share of 6.7/14, up 10% from last year’s 6.1/13. That’s the highest average NCAA Tournament rating in eight years (6.9/15; 2005).

Adult SwimAcross April’s first week in Prime Time, Adult Swim ranked as the #1 basic cable network for the week’s delivery of adults 18-34. Compared to the same week in 2012, Prime delivery increased by strong double digits across the board of targeted demos – adults 18-24 by 33%, adults 18-34 by 29%, adults 18-49 by 16%, men 18-24 by 54%, men 18-34 by 46% and men 18-49 by 22%.

Adult Swim’s weekly Total Day performance ranked #1 among adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24, 18-34, & 18-49 on basic cable the first week of April. Compared to the same week in 2012, Total day delivery grew across all target demos – adults 18-24 by 14%, adults 18-34 by 10%, adults 18-49 by 8%, men 18-24 by 19%, men 18-34 by 18% and men 18-49 by 14%.

The new episode premiere of Loiter Squad(Sunday, 12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among adults 18-24/18-34 and all key men, growing by double and triple-digits across the board vs. the same time period last year.

All new episodes that premiered during the action-adventure Toonami block – including NarutoandBleachranked #1 in their respective time slots with men 18-24/18-34, earning double-digit growth across the board vs. the same time period year ago.

Adult Swim episode premieres of American Dad(Monday, 10:30 p.m.) and Family Guy(11 p.m.) were up by double-digits across key adults and men vs. the same time period year ago.

Adult Swim programming – including Family Guy,American Dad, and Robot Chicken – accounted for 23 of the top 50 telecasts on basic cable for the week with adults 18-34, and for 29 of the top 50 telecasts with men 18-34, both more than any other network.

Cartoon NetworkAcross the first week of April 2013, Cartoon Network ranked as basic cable’s #1 network for Total Day and Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 6-11 & 9-14.

Cartoon Network was the #1 television destination for kids 2-11 & 9-14 and all boy demos on Saturday Night, the #1 network for all boy demos 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 on Thursday Night (7-9 p.m.), the #1 network among boys 6-11 & 9-14 on Monday Night and the #1 network among boys 2-11 & 6-11 on Sunday Night.

Monday’s new episode of Cartoon Network’s original animated series, Regular Show (8 p.m.)was the #1 telecast of the week among boys 6-11, the #1telecast of the day among boys 6-11 & 9-14, and #1 in its timeslot with all boy demos. Additionally, the new episode premieres of Adventure Time (Monday, 7:30 p.m.)and MAD (Monday, 8:30 p.m.) also ranked #1 in their respective time periods among all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14.

Thursday night’s new episode of the live-action sketch comedy, Incredible Crew(8 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among boys2-11 & 6-11 on all TV and boys 9-14 on basic cable.

Saturday night’s premiere of the movie Madagascar (7 p.m.) scored as the #1 telecast of the day among boys 6-11 & 9-14 on all TV.

TBSAfter winning the first quarter as basic cable’s top network in primetime delivery of key adult demos, TBS has continued its success with another weekly primetime win as basic cable’s #1 network among adults 18-49.

With one more night to go in its fourth season, the TBS original comedy series Cougar Town garnered 2.4 million viewersin Live + 3 delivery for last week’s episode. That’s a +6% increase over the prior week. The show was also up among key demos, garnering 1.5 million adults 18-49 (+9%) and 676,000 adults 18-34 (+3%).

Cougar Town combined with telecasts of The Big Bang Theory to give TBS 19 of basic cable’s Top 20 sitcom telecasts for the week with total viewers and adults 18-49, as well as 16 of the Top 20 with adults 18-34.

TBS’s hit original sitcom Men at Work returned for its second season last Thursday, garnering 2 million viewers in Live+3 viewing. Among key demos, the show scored 1.2 million adults 18-49 and 620,000 adults 18-34.

TBS’s late-night hit CONAN scored strong growth with a week of shows in Atlanta leading up to the NCAA Final Four. Last week, the show drew 1.0 million viewers (+19% over the prior week); 623,000 adults 18-49 (+29%); and 318,000 adults 18-34 (+27%).

TNTLast Monday’s episode of the hit TNT drama Dallas drew 3.6 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery, a +9% boost over the prior week’s episode. The show also grew among targeted demos, attracting 1.5 million adults 25-54 (+9% vs. the previous week) and 1.3 million adults 18-49 (+16%). The two-hour season finale of Dallas airs next Monday night, beginning at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

TNT’s award-winning drama Southlanddelivered 2.1 million viewers in Live + 3 for last Wednesday night’s episode, a jump of +7% over the previous week. It also averaged 1.0 million adults 25-54 (+4%) and 894,000 adults 18-49 (+8%). Leading into Southland, TNT’s new unscripted police drama Boston’s Finest drew 1 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery, including 462,000 adults 25-54 and 459,000 adults 18-49.

truTVAfter landing its youngest first quarter ever in primetime median age, truTV has opened the second quarter with a growth story. Last week, truTV’s delivery ofadults 18-49 grew by +4% compared to the same week a year ago, while its delivery oftotal viewers increased by +8%.

The hit series Hardcore Pawn(Tuesday at 9 p.m.) led the truTV pack, ranking as the #1 unscripted program in its timeslot with its audience of 3 million viewers and 1.4 million adults 18-49. The show’s strong performance helped truTV rank among basic cable’s Top 10 networks for the night with key adult and male demos, as well as with total viewers.

Also performing strongly last week was the hit series Lizard Lick Towing(Monday at 10 p.m.), which scored more than 2.1 million viewers and 1.2 million adults 18-49, as well as 640,000 men 18-49. The show ranked among ad-supported cable’s Top 5 programs in the timeslot in all three categories and fueled truTV to a Top 10 primetime ranking for the night with total viewers and men 18-49.

NBA TVNBA TV’s 19 NBA Fan Night presented by Sprinttelecasts are averaging 468,000 total viewers, up 3% compared to last season (455,000 total viewers for 22 telecasts). NBA TV’s Miami Heat/San Antonio Spurs game (3/31/13) was the most watched regular-season game among adults 18-34 this season. The game also was the third most-watched regular-season game among total viewers this season (731,000) and the network’s fourth most-watched regular-season game ever.

Duck Dynasty was the top cable original Wednesday night, with the 10:00PM episode earning a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating even with last week. Psychwas the night’s top non-Duck Dynasty original, earning a 0.7 adults 18-49 rating, down from last week’s 0.9.

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